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Upstart UK:*/ˈʌpstɑːrt/
"The grand ladies with high ambitions thought her a presumptuous upstart, and lesser ladies were still more resentful." |
advenedizo nm (self-important newcomer)
"The upstart was confident of beating the more experienced competitors in the race." 2.arribista (person: social climber), trepador, trepadora nm, nf "Ben is a social upstart who speaks only to influential people." |
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Lesser UK:*/ˈlɛsər/US:/ˈlɛsɚ/ ,(les′ər)
"...and lesser ladies were still more resentful." |
menor, inferior adj
"Because the Great Pyramid is so famous not as many people visit Egypt's lesser pyramids." |
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Pity
"The emperor's pity and affection quite passed bounds" |
pena nf (sad fact)
"It is a pity that you missed the bus and had to walk." |
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Quite passed
"The emperor's pity and affection quite passed bounds" |
Sobrepasaron quite muy pass atravesar, pasar por
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Bounds UK:*/baʊndz/
"The emperor's pity and affection quite passed bounds" |
límite nm (boundary: of property)
"The bounds of his property were clearly marked. |
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Stirring UK:*/ˈstɜːrɪŋ/US:/ˈstɜrɪŋ/ ,(stûr′ing)
"No longer caring what his ladies and courtiers might say, he behaved as if intent upon stirring gossip." |
excitante, estimulante, emotivo/a, emocionante adj mf figurative (rousing the emotions)
"The vice chancellor's stirring speech filled the new students with enthusiasm for the years of study ahead." |
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Misgiving
"His court looked with very great misgiving upon what seemed a reckless infatuation" |
duda, recelo n (feeling of doubt)
"Robert had a lot of misgiving about his daughter's boyfriend." |
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Reckless UK:*/ˈrɛkləs/US:/ˈrɛklɪs/ ,(rek′lis)
"His court looked with very great misgiving upon what seemed a reckless infatuation" |
imprudente, temerario/a, insensato/a adj (actions: without care)
"Pam's reckless drinking was a worry to her family." |
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infatuation US UK:*/ɪnˌfætjʊˈeɪʃən/
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encaprichamiento, deseo nm (crush, lust)
"Karen's infatuation with the bartender was probably because of the alcohol, and not because she really liked him." |
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Turmoil UK:*/ˈtɜːrmɔɪl/US:/ˈtɝmɔɪl/ ,(tûr′moil)
" In China just such an unreasoning passion had been the undoing of an emperor and had spread turmoil through the land." |
confusión, agitación nf (disturbance, agitation)
"There was turmoil at the station when the signalling system broke down" |
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Defenseless UK:*/dɪˈfenslɪs/
"The sad fact was that the girl was without strong backing, and each time a new incident arose she was next to defenseless." |
indefenso/a adj (unprotected, helpless)
"Bullying a defenseless child is a terrible thing to do." |
